sort of. my home is now Phoenix, for better and for worse (the summer is coming). but for the better part of four days, i'm going back to the Bay Area to visit my family. and for the first time, i'm bringing my family with me.

Itinerary ( Read more... )

tis been a fun week. most of it revolves around daddydom, and continuing the fantastic sex life that Shannon and I have always enjoyed. work has been great because it ends when I leave the office. that's the best part ( Read more... )

i visited with my cousin Christina and her family last night. her mom (my dad's sister Olga) died on February 16th, 1985 of cancer. Christina now owns my aunt's family photo album, and she has a treasure of old photos. Aunt Olga loved taking pictures. we scanned in 14 pics, and i could have easily scanned more, but time wasn't on our side. most are ( Read more... )

OMG - what a great weekend! Shannon and her mom got in a bit late Friday night. Shannon made the wait worth it ( Read more... )

it promises to be a weekend featuring as much "engagement sex" as we have time for. Shannon flies in tonight about 10:30-ish. we do plan to make an appearance at the Art & Wine Festival in Fremont tomorrow, plus catch up with my parents, and perhaps be granted an audience with the elusive Ben (heuteistmeintag), if he can be corralled. my parents haven't had a ( Read more... )

just got home a short time ago from Ripon. my cousin Juan's son JJ graduated from high school yesterday, so they invited the family out for a BBQ and softball. the softball never happened, but a few of us did some hitting and fielding. with a baseball. i can't remember how long its been since i've hit a baseball. its definitely wasn't easy, but it ( Read more... )